Lehighton Area School District, PA (4213500) DP2 Social Characteristics

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Lehighton Area School District, PA (4213500)
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This section provides a summary of social characteristics for Lehighton Area School District, PA based on the 2009 American Community Survey. See related sections General Demographics, Economic Characteristics and Housing Characteristics. See usage notes located at the bottom of the report.

-- Table/Item --	Value	Percent
Total households	7,342	100.0
Family households (families)	5,188	70.7
With own children under 18 years	1,835	25.0
Married-couple family	3,976	54.2
With own children under 18 years	1,186	16.2
Male householder, no wife present, family	336	4.6
With own children under 18 years	170	2.3
Female householder, no husband present, family	876	11.9
With own children under 18 years	479	6.5
Nonfamily households	2,154	29.3
Householder living alone	1,684	22.9
65 years and over	755	10.3

Households with one or more people under 18 years	2,076	28.3
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	2,233	30.4

Average household size	2.43
Average family size	2.82

RELATIONSHIP
Population in households	17,818	100.0
Householder	7,342	41.2
Spouse	3,986	22.4
Child	4,748	26.6
Other relatives	684	3.8
Nonrelatives	1,058	5.9
Unmarried partner	571	3.2

MARITAL STATUS
Males 15 years and over	7,445	100.0
Never married	2,074	27.9
Now married, except separated	4,137	55.6
Separated	108	1.5
Widowed	280	3.8
Divorced	846	11.4

Females 15 years and over	8,069	100.0
Never married	1,907	23.6
Now married, except separated	4,186	51.9
Separated	217	2.7
Widowed	966	12.0
Divorced	793	9.8

FERTILITY
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in past 12 mo	228	100.0
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married)	160	70.2
Per 1,000 unmarried women	69
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old	51
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old	40
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old	134
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old	2

GRANDPARENTS
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years	396	100.0
Responsible for grandchildren	127	32.1
Years responsible for grandchildren
Less than 1 year	0	0.0
1 or 2 years	67	16.9
3 or 4 years	0	0.0
5 or more years	60	15.2

Number of grandparents resp for own grandchildren under 18 yrs	127	32.1
Who are female	64	16.2
Who are married	127	32.1

SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	3,818	100.0
Nursery school, preschool	146	3.8
Kindergarten	82	2.1
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	1,683	44.1
High school (grades 9-12)	1,120	29.3
College or graduate school	787	20.6

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 years and over	13,240	100.0
Less than 9th grade	368	2.8
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	1,463	11.0
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	6,278	47.4
Some college, no degree	2,137	16.1
Associate's degree	1,350	10.2
Bachelor's degree	984	7.4
Graduate or professional degree	660	5.0

Percent high school graduate or higher	86.2
Percent bachelor's degree or higher	12.4

VETERAN STATUS
Civilian population 18 years and over	14,577	100.0
Civilian veterans	1,852	12.7

RESIDENCE 1 YEAR AGO
Population 1 year and over	18,061	100.0
Same house	16,005	88.6
Different house in the U.S.	2,020	11.2
Same county	1,501	8.3
Different county	519	2.9
Same state	408	2.3
Different state	111	0.6
Abroad	36	0.2

PLACE OF BIRTH
Total population	18,226	100.0
Native	17,816	97.8
Born in United States	17,751	97.4
State of residence	15,684	86.1
Different state	2,067	11.3
Born in P.R, U.S. Island areas, or abroad to American parent(s)	65	0.4
Foreign born	410	2.2

U.S. CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Foreign-born population	410	100.0
Naturalized U.S. citizen	348	84.9
Not a U.S. citizen	62	15.1

YEAR OF ENTRY
Population born outside the United States	475	100.0

Native	65	13.7
Entered 2000 or later	6	1.3
Entered before 2000	59	12.4

Foreign born	410	86.3
Entered 2000 or later	34	7.2
Entered before 2000	376	79.2

WORLD REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea	410	100.0
Europe	219	53.4
Asia	142	34.6
Africa	0	0.0
Oceania	0	0.0
Latin America	34	8.3
Northern America	15	3.7

LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME
Population 5 years and over	17,442	100.0
English only	16,939	97.1
Language other than English	503	2.9
Speak English less than "very well"	107	0.6
Spanish	113	0.6
Speak English less than "very well"	39	0.2
Other Indo-European languages	310	1.8
Speak English less than "very well"	68	0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages	67	0.4
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0
Other languages	13	0.1
Speak English less than "very well"	0	0.0

ANCESTRY
Total population	18,226	100.0
American	1,288	7.1
Arab	27	0.1
Czech	110	0.6
Danish	0	0.0
Dutch	1,153	6.3
English	959	5.3
French (except Basque)	83	0.5
French Canadian	214	1.2
German	7,675	42.1
Greek	7	0.0
Hungarian	236	1.3
Irish	2,457	13.5
Italian	944	5.2
Lithuanian	38	0.2
Norwegian	15	0.1
Polish	873	4.8
Portuguese	56	0.3
Russian	121	0.7
Scotch-Irish	157	0.9
Scottish	198	1.1
Slovak	636	3.5
Subsaharan African	0	0.0
Swedish	85	0.5
Swiss	61	0.3
Ukrainian	260	1.4
Welsh	358	2.0
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups)	13	0.1

Developed by ProximityOne; Census Bureau ACS 2009 Estimates

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